Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Paris
Earliest inhabitation: 250 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 250 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Athens, Greece
Earliest inhabitation: 1400 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 1400 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Cadiz, Spain
Earliest inhabitation: 1100 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 1100 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Balkh, Afghanistan
Earliest inhabitation: 1500 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 1500 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Tyre, Lebanon
Earliest inhabitation: 2750 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 2750 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Varanasi, India
Earliest inhabitation: 1000 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 1000 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Cholula, Mexico
Earliest inhabitation: 500 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 500 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Damascus, Syria
Earliest inhabitation: 4300 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 4300 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Larnaca, Cyprus
Earliest inhabitation: 1400 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 1400 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
St. Augustine, Fla.
Earliest inhabitation: 1565 C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 1565 C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Jerusalem, Israel
Earliest inhabitation: 2800 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 2800 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Lisbon, Portugal
Earliest inhabitation: 1200 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 1200 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Beirut, Lebanon
Earliest inhabitation: 3000 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 3000 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Jericho, Palestinian Territories
Earliest inhabitation: 9000 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 9000 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Rome
Earliest inhabitation: 753 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 753 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Gaziantep, Turkey
Earliest inhabitation: 3650 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 3650 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Thebes, Greece
Earliest inhabitation: 1400 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 1400 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Aleppo, Syria
Earliest inhabitation: 4300 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 4300 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Earliest inhabitation: 4000 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 4000 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Susa, Iran
Earliest inhabitation: 4200 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 4200 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Byblos, Lebanon
Earliest inhabitation: 5000 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 5000 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Kirkuk, Iraq
Earliest inhabitation: 2200 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 2200 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Faiyum, Egypt
Earliest inhabitation: 4000 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 4000 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Abril, Iraq
Earliest inhabitation: 2300 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 2300 B.C.E.
Oldest Inhabited Cities in the World
Sidon, Lebanon
Earliest inhabitation: 4000 B.C.E.
Earliest inhabitation: 4000 B.C.E.
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